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Revise: Pressure

Atmospheric pressure and the barometer, pressure in a liquid, the manometer, and the principles of Archimedes and Pascal.

Atmospheric Pressure

P = F/A; atmospheric pressure ≈ 100,000 Pa at sea level, acting equally in all directions.

100,000 Pa over a 1.5 m² table exerts 150,000 N.

The Barometer

P = hρg; a barometer measures atmospheric pressure from a supported mercury column (~760 mm).

0.76 m of mercury gives P ≈ 101,293 Pa.

Pressure in a Liquid

P = P₀ + hρg; pressure increases linearly with depth.

At 10 m depth in water, total pressure ≈ 198,000 Pa.

Archimedes' Principle

Buoyant force Fᵦ = ρVg equals the weight of fluid displaced.

Displacing 0.02 m³ of water gives 196 N of buoyant force.

Pascal's Law

F₁/A₁ = F₂/A₂; pressure in an enclosed fluid transmits equally, multiplying force.

A 0.02→0.5 m² piston ratio turns 100 N into 2500 N.